The world has numerous conflicts. Some natural and some man made. Out of all these conflicts the most important can be the ones involving kids of the next generation. Though most issues they (kids) encounter will come from just living life, there are some that can be prevented such as excessive maltreatment recieved from adults. Most commonly known as Child Abuse. Many great people have contributed to steps that are taken now to help kids and families in need of rehabilitation from this domestic issue. One of the first people to do this was Etta Wheeler. A well concerned mother concerned with the future of not only her kids, but the kids who would come after her’s. She, as a mother understood what it was like to have to take care and love for
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For that, the history of child abuse should be analyzed. When the Industrial Revolution started, many families depended on the work provided from there to sustain a family. Many times early school kids would work either at the mine or the factories. It was a regular way of life for families in the U.S. It wasn’t abnormal. Actually it was up until the late 1800’s that the way a family dealt with it’s youngster was private. It was around that time that a mother by the name of Etta Wheeler brought up to the attention of child abuse to the courts. She wasn 't the only one either. Many mothers around this time period began to realize what their roles with children were and that they needed to protect kids from unfair mistreatment. Most of that mistreatment was focused upon the working of the children inplace of school. What really helped Etta Wheeler besides a nation of mothers behind her was the fact that there was an animal protective law passed. Outraged that there were laws to protect animals before there were laws to protect kids angered …show more content…
Research shows that children with parents who abuse alcohol or drugs are more likely to experience abuse or neglect than children in other households (Dube et al., 2001; Hanson et al., 2006). So already the United States has a factor to use when investigating parents. This research actually helps law enforcement when needing probable cause to start an investigation on a family allegedly reported for child abuse. This gives them probable cause to look into the matter when they either arrest or have a parent in custody for drug and alcohol abuse.
Other factors that correlate into child abuse are stress, divorce, sickness and disabilities. The first one stress is one that nearly all parents go through. It’s an inevitable possibility for a parent to be a parent and not go through stress. Not all the time is stress caused from kids, but it can also occur because of work, family, social life, or even being over worked. Most times when a family is faced with the challenge of living in poverty they are forced to work two or more jobs to sustain their
For that, the history of child abuse should be analyzed. When the Industrial Revolution started, many families depended on the work provided from there to sustain a family. Many times early school kids would work either at the mine or the factories. It was a regular way of life for families in the U.S. It wasn’t abnormal. Actually it was up until the late 1800’s that the way a family dealt with it’s youngster was private. It was around that time that a mother by the name of Etta Wheeler brought up to the attention of child abuse to the courts. She wasn 't the only one either. Many mothers around this time period began to realize what their roles with children were and that they needed to protect kids from unfair mistreatment. Most of that mistreatment was focused upon the working of the children inplace of school. What really helped Etta Wheeler besides a nation of mothers behind her was the fact that there was an animal protective law passed. Outraged that there were laws to protect animals before there were laws to protect kids angered …show more content…
Research shows that children with parents who abuse alcohol or drugs are more likely to experience abuse or neglect than children in other households (Dube et al., 2001; Hanson et al., 2006). So already the United States has a factor to use when investigating parents. This research actually helps law enforcement when needing probable cause to start an investigation on a family allegedly reported for child abuse. This gives them probable cause to look into the matter when they either arrest or have a parent in custody for drug and alcohol abuse.
Other factors that correlate into child abuse are stress, divorce, sickness and disabilities. The first one stress is one that nearly all parents go through. It’s an inevitable possibility for a parent to be a parent and not go through stress. Not all the time is stress caused from kids, but it can also occur because of work, family, social life, or even being over worked. Most times when a family is faced with the challenge of living in poverty they are forced to work two or more jobs to sustain their